CANVERA™ Dispersions

A Fresh Approach: CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersion Technology

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions offers an excellent food and
flavor protection profile, excellent adhesion, corrosion protection and flexibility without impact on flavor. This innovation eliminates material traditionally found in epoxy or alternative coating systems that are of concern for many consumers.

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions are a new and innovative technology for formulators to develop new coatings systems to replace incumbent epoxy coatings

A can-do approach to packaging
We love the convenience of cans – great for grabbing drinks on the
go, fantastic for preserving flavours of foods. And now there’s a
progressive approach to can coatings that means consumers can still enjoy the benefits without the health concerns.

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions from Dow offer a water-borne, spray-applied replacement for epoxy coating systems, minimizing epoxy and bisphenol A (BPA) and delivering brand owners a next generation approach to safe, sustainable can coatings that will appeal to health-conscious consumers.

Inspirational technology inspires design advances
The secret behind CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions? Patented BLUEWAVE™ Technology from Dow, facilitating creation of ultra-thin, thermoplastic film coatings that can be spray-applied from water-borne formulations to the inside of cans, protecting contents from changes in colour, taste or appearance. The wafer-thin, protective lining can be applied directly to metal surfaces by the same equipment used for current epoxy coatings, and offers the features brand owners rely on: excellent food and flavour retention, adhesion, and corrosion protection.

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions : a drop-in, next generation option, helping progressive brand owners to move away from materials of concern without compromising on can performance.

Alternative can lining technologies could cause production inefficiencies.
CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions,
enabled by a drop-in can lining solution, offers long-term process efficiency benefits for can manufacturers:

Use of existing can manufacturing equipment and application equipment while converting to formulations
based on CANVERA™ Polyolefin
Dispersions

No down time in facilities during production as shown by trials using
formulations based on CANVERA™
Polyolefin Dispersions

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions
may contribute to lighter coating weights and increased line speeds for increased productivity.

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions help
formulators develop the next long-term protective can coating solution to meet the needs of progressive food and beverage brands now and in the future.

Enables formulators to meet direct food contact requirements

Compliant for direct food contact for a wide variety of food types and temperatures, both under US FDA and applicable EU regulations

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions are made possible through proprietary BLUEWAVE™
Technology from Dow that enables the development of an ultra-thin, thermoplastic film coating that can be spray-applied from waterborne formulations to protect the can and its contents.